Washington, D.C.—Oct. 23 When Stephanie Danhakl bought Enough Said in 2013 she never would have guessed that six years later they’d have armfuls of ribbons from some of the most prestigious horse shows in the country. “He was the first horse I purchased with my trainer Scott Stewart, and ever since the first horse show we […]
Ashleigh Glorioso has won three consecutive ladies hunter side-saddle championships at the Pennsylvania National, and each victory came aboard the back of an off-the-track Thoroughbred. Her most recent winner, Epilogue, is 20 years old and was originally intended for her sister. Glorioso, 27, started riding side-saddle 12 years ago and has become an avid proponent of […]
Washington, D.C.—Oct. 23 By the time the professional hunter divisions finished up, the cupcake boxes atop Scott Stewart’s tack trunk had grown to a small mountain. Even if you knew nothing about equestrian sport, if you spent any time at the Washington International this morning you’d remember Stewart’s name as it rang out over the […]
Washington, D.C.—Oct. 22 When Alden Moylan showed up to the Washington International Horse Show wearing her sweater decked out in pearls, her mother Priscilla Denegre took that as a good omen, as her mount for the $10,000 WIHS Adult Amateur Hunter Championship is named String Of Pearls. It proved fortuituous when the pair topped the […]
I had this plan. My friend and coach Ali Brock was scheduled to come to Aleco and Sandra Bravo-Greenberg’s gorgeous Rutledge Farm, just a short hike away in Middleburg, Virginia, for a clinic as part of their Rutledge Farm Sessions clinic series. The clinic was not only a chance for me to get some lessons […]
Horses have once again taken over the nation’s capital with the Washington International Horse Show running Oct. 22-27 in the Capital One Arena in downtown Washington, District of Columbia. The week starts on Tuesday, Oct. 22, with professionals, amateurs and children’s hunters all taking their turn in the arena. Jumper highlights throughout the week include […]
There are Cinderella stories, and then there’s “Ears.” The formerly slaughter-bound Thoroughbred just won reserve champion in the 5-year-old division at the U.S. Eventing Association Young Event Horse—East Coast Championships on Oct. 18 in Elkton, Maryland. The bay mare’s story starts in a kill pen at a facility in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, where horses are weighed […]
Irish steeplechaser Wicklow Brave died Oct. 19 due to injuries sustained in a fall during the $450,000 Grand National Hurdle Stakes (Grade 1), held during the Far Hills Race Meeting in Far Hills, New Jersey. Wicklow Bloodstock Ltd.’s 10-year-old gelding, ridden by Paul Townend, was leading when he fell at the final fence. New Jersey […]
It was another marquee win in Tryon for McLain Ward with Noche de Ronda after racing to win the $384,000 Gary Sinise Foundation Grand Prix CSI5* held Oct. 19 at Tryon International Equestrian Center in Mill Spring, North Carolina. Ward halted the jump-off timers in 32.83 seconds with Eugenio Garza Perez piloting Armani SL Z, […]
Elkton, Md.—Oct. 21 Clear rounds were hard to come by over the Dutta Corp. Fair Hill’s testing CCI4*-L cross-country track, but Erin Sylvester and Paddy The Caddy put in a lovely, quick round, adding only .4 time penalties to their dressage score. A double-clear show jumping effort gave them the victory. You can read about […]
Washington, D.C.—Oct. 23 When Stephanie Danhakl bought Enough Said in 2013 she never would have guessed that six years later they’d have armfuls of ribbons from some of the most prestigious horse shows in the country. “He was the first horse I purchased with my trainer Scott Stewart, and ever since the first horse show we […]
Ashleigh Glorioso has won three consecutive ladies hunter side-saddle championships at the Pennsylvania National, and each victory came aboard the back of an off-the-track Thoroughbred. Her most recent winner, Epilogue, is 20 years old and was originally intended for her sister. Glorioso, 27, started riding side-saddle 12 years ago and has become an avid proponent of […]
Washington, D.C.—Oct. 23 By the time the professional hunter divisions finished up, the cupcake boxes atop Scott Stewart’s tack trunk had grown to a small mountain. Even if you knew nothing about equestrian sport, if you spent any time at the Washington International this morning you’d remember Stewart’s name as it rang out over the […]
Washington, D.C.—Oct. 22 When Alden Moylan showed up to the Washington International Horse Show wearing her sweater decked out in pearls, her mother Priscilla Denegre took that as a good omen, as her mount for the $10,000 WIHS Adult Amateur Hunter Championship is named String Of Pearls. It proved fortuituous when the pair topped the […]
I had this plan. My friend and coach Ali Brock was scheduled to come to Aleco and Sandra Bravo-Greenberg’s gorgeous Rutledge Farm, just a short hike away in Middleburg, Virginia, for a clinic as part of their Rutledge Farm Sessions clinic series. The clinic was not only a chance for me to get some lessons […]
Horses have once again taken over the nation’s capital with the Washington International Horse Show running Oct. 22-27 in the Capital One Arena in downtown Washington, District of Columbia. The week starts on Tuesday, Oct. 22, with professionals, amateurs and children’s hunters all taking their turn in the arena. Jumper highlights throughout the week include […]
There are Cinderella stories, and then there’s “Ears.” The formerly slaughter-bound Thoroughbred just won reserve champion in the 5-year-old division at the U.S. Eventing Association Young Event Horse—East Coast Championships on Oct. 18 in Elkton, Maryland. The bay mare’s story starts in a kill pen at a facility in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, where horses are weighed […]
Irish steeplechaser Wicklow Brave died Oct. 19 due to injuries sustained in a fall during the $450,000 Grand National Hurdle Stakes (Grade 1), held during the Far Hills Race Meeting in Far Hills, New Jersey. Wicklow Bloodstock Ltd.’s 10-year-old gelding, ridden by Paul Townend, was leading when he fell at the final fence. New Jersey […]
It was another marquee win in Tryon for McLain Ward with Noche de Ronda after racing to win the $384,000 Gary Sinise Foundation Grand Prix CSI5* held Oct. 19 at Tryon International Equestrian Center in Mill Spring, North Carolina. Ward halted the jump-off timers in 32.83 seconds with Eugenio Garza Perez piloting Armani SL Z, […]
Elkton, Md.—Oct. 21 Clear rounds were hard to come by over the Dutta Corp. Fair Hill’s testing CCI4*-L cross-country track, but Erin Sylvester and Paddy The Caddy put in a lovely, quick round, adding only .4 time penalties to their dressage score. A double-clear show jumping effort gave them the victory. You can read about […]
